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Replying To WhipOnTheBall:  "i was just wondering how wide is cusack park as this might determine if mul starts as he needs space to run into with his blistering pace rather than high balls raining down on top of him as was the case for years .
Would Kiely not consider Gillane , Dowling and Flananagan to start in the Full forward line or is it a case of Gillane or Dowling ?
Some Big decisions for JK and his management team and great options on the bench . Good to see Nash get a bit of game time yesterday aswell although he could have come on a bit sooner imo to get into it . Come early next sunday Lads to shout on a wonderful minor team aswell .."
Common misconception that Cusack Park is a small pitch when in fact it seems to be the very same dimensions as Croker and Semple Stadium (145m x 90m). The Gaelic grounds is far smaller for example at 137m x 82m
Don't let the small little stands close to the pitch fool you, its a wide open field. Either way it shouldn't make much difference this Limerick team can hurl or go physical as required.
I would say it would be hard to drop Dowling, he came in and did well and deserves to keep his place imo. Gillane will get his chance to impress again. Either way whatever JK decides to do will be the right call, Kiely and his management team are doing a fantastic job

Fitzy01 (Limerick) - Posts: 433 - 11/06/2018 15:30:53    2110010

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Replying To clooney:  "Sour bitter head on You in fact Touhy hasent made a single mistake this year and i have seen Crusheen & Clare so many times and cant remember any of these alleged howlers

Sunday will tell a tale for Clare & Limerick"
Get back to the Clare forum Clooney and worry about your own team

Limerick__73 (Limerick) - Posts: 73 - 11/06/2018 16:22:35    2110054

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Replying To Limerick__73:  "You would start Tuohy in goals ahead of Quaid? How many times has Tuohy dropped the ball or made huge mistakes. I wouldn't put any Clare player into our starting 15 we dont need them. Luimneach abu!!!"
I wouldn't pick Cleary on the Clare team never mind on a combination. Maybe they prove me wrong on Sunday but I don't like the Clare half back line at all. I don't know why Morey and McCarthy aren't in there instead but that's peering over the ditch from a faraway field.

Dealer (Limerick) - Posts: 837 - 11/06/2018 16:54:25    2110088

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Replying To clooney:  "Sour bitter head on You in fact Touhy hasent made a single mistake this year and i have seen Crusheen & Clare so many times and cant remember any of these alleged howlers

Sunday will tell a tale for Clare & Limerick"
Billy mccarthys goal yesterday would have been saved by a top level keeper imo. For me it was very poor from tuohy. Poor strike.

daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 11/06/2018 17:59:16    2110142

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Well done Limerick it a great win, John Kiely is really developing Limerick into a serious outfit with a structured game plan where our are making full use of the ball. It was great to see Shane Dowling laying down a marker too for management it just goes to show how fierce the competition is for places on the team. Looking forward to next Sunday I think it will be 50/50 both teams are coming off wins and will be on a high and a place in a Munster final up for grabs its a hard 1 to call a puck off a ball could decide it.

I think our minors hadn't a bad game either and were beaten by a good Waterford side on the day. If we meet again I think Limerick are capable of beating them with some improvement especially in the air where I thought Waterford had us beaten.

DUALSUPPORT (Limerick) - Posts: 1038 - 11/06/2018 18:48:20    2110180

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Replying To Gavin94:  "Definitely, both have been exceptional but I would guess that with Gillane back that Kiely will revert to his first choice of Gillane, Flanagan and Mul."
Great to have the options .
I would have Dowling , Flannagan and Gillane all start , bring on Mulcahy with ten or fifteen minutes to go when there's tired legs in the Clare defence . While Mulcahy is going well this year I think the other three would have slightly more presence and physicality .I think Mulcahy could make a big impact later in the game. Just a thought.

jimbob50 (Limerick) - Posts: 100 - 11/06/2018 20:39:01    2110220

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Replying To Limerick__73:  "Get back to the Clare forum Clooney and worry about your own team"
Ah there will be a bit of banter over and back for the rest of the week I'd say that's all part of it. To be fair Clare posters on here were not that bad when we lost last year. Just read few posts on their page. Most seem to agree that they were poor enough last Sunday. I'm surprised to hear Fitz is struggling at wing back thought he was a good hurler. Also there are concerns about Malone at midfield and Cleary at c back neither of which surprises me really. A lot is being made about Clare being at home. To be honest I'd rather go to Ennis than go to Cork and play with 14 men. I will be v disappointed if we don't win with a little to spare.

welpastit (Limerick) - Posts: 740 - 11/06/2018 22:39:15    2110301

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I'm not trying to cause a stir here but something I disappointed with on Sunday was a section of our supporters abusing Dan Shanahan, Dan never did anything out of the way against Limerick and is a good guy. Look some might call it banter but I feel myself it was bad form.

DUALSUPPORT (Limerick) - Posts: 1038 - 11/06/2018 22:49:49    2110307

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Replying To Fitzy01:  "Common misconception that Cusack Park is a small pitch when in fact it seems to be the very same dimensions as Croker and Semple Stadium (145m x 90m). The Gaelic grounds is far smaller for example at 137m x 82m
Don't let the small little stands close to the pitch fool you, its a wide open field. Either way it shouldn't make much difference this Limerick team can hurl or go physical as required.
I would say it would be hard to drop Dowling, he came in and did well and deserves to keep his place imo. Gillane will get his chance to impress again. Either way whatever JK decides to do will be the right call, Kiely and his management team are doing a fantastic job"
Yes - people seem to think it is small. If your a slow corner back marking a speedster corner forward you will soon realise how small it is : )

Cusack Park is one of the biggest pitches Ive played on.

LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2697 - 12/06/2018 01:32:01    2110345

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Replying To DUALSUPPORT:  "I'm not trying to cause a stir here but something I disappointed with on Sunday was a section of our supporters abusing Dan Shanahan, Dan never did anything out of the way against Limerick and is a good guy. Look some might call it banter but I feel myself it was bad form."
Agreed it is bad form. Dan was posing for pics with the Limerick youngfellas on the way in, seems like a nice fella and was one hell of a hurler.

Fitzy01 (Limerick) - Posts: 433 - 12/06/2018 07:55:17    2110361

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It's a first for a lot of us, being a limerick supporter and seeing our team play so well. Maybe '94 would come close but I think the options we have from the bench now surpass the mid 90's.

Talk of not starting Mul on Sunday is crazy. He is playing fantastic and is an absolute work horse. Again, for the short puckout he was a nightmare for O'Keefe. The pressure he was putting on the backs led to Waterford miss hitting clearances and limerick getting easy scores. Mid way through the first half he ran into one of the Waterford defenders, bounded a meter back, fell to the ground but got up with ball in hand as if he had springs on his feet.

Cian Lynch is a wizard. What a joy to watch. My MOTM Sunday. His skill, vision, strength & pace is ripping teams apart. DOD had a fantastic first half and ran himself into the ground.

Forwards are all fantastic but Seamus Flanagan, what a man - for a kid. His composure, strength on the ball, vision to pick out the perfect pass. He reminds me of a young Lar Corbet.

Only negatives I would have from Sunday are;
When we went 13 points up the crisp passing was not as good. Little patches of sloppiness. Better teams will punish us for this.

We leaked another goal yesterday. Our full back line needs to focus 100% of the time. The way Horgan snuck in two weeks ago was criminal. Mike Casey & Co need to tighten up on that.

Thought JK should have given a few lads a chance a bit quicker. The likes of Barry Nash, Pat Ryan Richie Mc etc could have been given more game time. Lynch went down with about 10 minutes to go. He should have been taken off then. Game was over.

I do think we are a serious outfit and no team will want to get us. Although, taking it one game at the time, I assume management are looking at the bigger prizes. If we tighten up in those few areas then we will be there or there abouts. Great time to be Green - especially when living in Clare. Craic was great on Sunday. Especially with both sets of supporters home early!

Seeking_silver (Limerick) - Posts: 411 - 12/06/2018 08:51:26    2110372

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Replying To LohansRedHelmet:  "Thurles ? Are you joking ?

Do you understand the home and away arrangement at all? If you havent picked up tickets for this game by now its your own fault. You could have bought them at your leisure at anytime up to yesterday."
Not as simple as you say LRH. If the Clare team had lost yesterday there would have little sense in an elderly man travelling well over a hundred miles to a game that would have meant absolutely nothing to Limerick. Having said that I have missed very few championship matches Limerick played in over fifty years. If we had decided to even let Clare win well it would have been no good as Tipp would still go through on the head to head basis. It would have outrageous if Tipp had ousted Clare in such a fashion after the famous 'goal' that was no goal in the Waterford game, so we were all delighted that ye sent them packing.
Anyway this game could have attracted at least 10,000 more of an attendance if it was played in PnG, (about €200,000 extra in returns), a venue which is actually closer to many of Clares main hurling parishes that to many equivalent Limerick ones. Surely some measure could be worked where the Banner Board could get a decent cut of this extra cash to help clear off their debts for the recent development in Cusack Park. Having said all that I can see your point that the game should go ahead anyway in Ennis. However Tony Browne has an interesting article in todays Examiner.
He says that next year Waterford should demand all their home games should be played in Nowlan Park or Wexford Park. I think he is quite right. He also said that the new home and away arrangement was brought in too quickly and allowed inadequate times for Waterford to update Walsh Park. It must be said he is also scathing of the powers that be in Waterford
Anyway I think I have now secured a ticket and I am on my way to the Banner Capital early on Sunday morning and may the best team win

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4490 - 12/06/2018 09:23:49    2110386

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I don't think it's a great Clare team and I feel we will beat them by about 4 points.
I don't think their will be any change for Sunday and with 20 mins to go we can bring on Gillane, Casey and Nash to finish off Clare

skule111 (Limerick) - Posts: 119 - 12/06/2018 10:18:55    2110414

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "Not as simple as you say LRH. If the Clare team had lost yesterday there would have little sense in an elderly man travelling well over a hundred miles to a game that would have meant absolutely nothing to Limerick. Having said that I have missed very few championship matches Limerick played in over fifty years. If we had decided to even let Clare win well it would have been no good as Tipp would still go through on the head to head basis. It would have outrageous if Tipp had ousted Clare in such a fashion after the famous 'goal' that was no goal in the Waterford game, so we were all delighted that ye sent them packing.
Anyway this game could have attracted at least 10,000 more of an attendance if it was played in PnG, (about €200,000 extra in returns), a venue which is actually closer to many of Clares main hurling parishes that to many equivalent Limerick ones. Surely some measure could be worked where the Banner Board could get a decent cut of this extra cash to help clear off their debts for the recent development in Cusack Park. Having said all that I can see your point that the game should go ahead anyway in Ennis. However Tony Browne has an interesting article in todays Examiner.
He says that next year Waterford should demand all their home games should be played in Nowlan Park or Wexford Park. I think he is quite right. He also said that the new home and away arrangement was brought in too quickly and allowed inadequate times for Waterford to update Walsh Park. It must be said he is also scathing of the powers that be in Waterford
Anyway I think I have now secured a ticket and I am on my way to the Banner Capital early on Sunday morning and may the best team win"
With the utmost respect i think that Tony Browne is talking Rubbish as regards waterfords Games going to wexford park or Nowlan Park . it is not my fault that waterford havent developed their ground so why should i have to go all the way to wexford park when limk are playing waterford Can you even imagine Clare supporters from the top of Clare having to go down to wex park all because of waterfords lack of facilities
. As i have said previously i took no joy in knocking out waterford on sunday as they would be my second favourite team in Munster after Limerick so i am not anti waterford or anything but Waterford county board need to get their own house in order and stop expecting every other counties to make allowances for them .
Their own supporters were very thin on the ground for the tipp and limk games so how many of them would go all the way to wexford park to shout on the Deise
. i was also disappointed to hear about Dan the Man getting Abuse on sunday . He was a great player on his day and the limerick supporters that abused him arent proper GAA people and have no business going to matches if this is the way they behave . Go down the pub with your mates , talk your sh**e to them and watch the game there and stop giving Limerick supporters a bad name .

WhipOnTheBall (Limerick) - Posts: 138 - 12/06/2018 11:16:53    2110443

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Replying To welpastit:  "Ah there will be a bit of banter over and back for the rest of the week I'd say that's all part of it. To be fair Clare posters on here were not that bad when we lost last year. Just read few posts on their page. Most seem to agree that they were poor enough last Sunday. I'm surprised to hear Fitz is struggling at wing back thought he was a good hurler. Also there are concerns about Malone at midfield and Cleary at c back neither of which surprises me really. A lot is being made about Clare being at home. To be honest I'd rather go to Ennis than go to Cork and play with 14 men. I will be v disappointed if we don't win with a little to spare."
Im only having the craic with him wellpastit. I wouldn't take any player from Clare tho our boys know there roles and are capable of going all the way. Does anyone know if terraces will be segragated ive east terrace myself but have been told you can go to any of the terraces once your in. Can anyone confirm this?

Limerick__73 (Limerick) - Posts: 73 - 12/06/2018 18:25:46    2110666

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Replying To WhipOnTheBall:  "With the utmost respect i think that Tony Browne is talking Rubbish as regards waterfords Games going to wexford park or Nowlan Park . it is not my fault that waterford havent developed their ground so why should i have to go all the way to wexford park when limk are playing waterford Can you even imagine Clare supporters from the top of Clare having to go down to wex park all because of waterfords lack of facilities
. As i have said previously i took no joy in knocking out waterford on sunday as they would be my second favourite team in Munster after Limerick so i am not anti waterford or anything but Waterford county board need to get their own house in order and stop expecting every other counties to make allowances for them .
Their own supporters were very thin on the ground for the tipp and limk games so how many of them would go all the way to wexford park to shout on the Deise
. i was also disappointed to hear about Dan the Man getting Abuse on sunday . He was a great player on his day and the limerick supporters that abused him arent proper GAA people and have no business going to matches if this is the way they behave . Go down the pub with your mates , talk your sh**e to them and watch the game there and stop giving Limerick supporters a bad name ."
It's a bye law of Munster council that all Munster championship games must be played within the province so he's talking rubbish. Their Chairman has stated this repeatedly. They also need the support of the Munster council for their redevelopment so they can't and won't be challenging that bye law.

Tadhgmacda (Limerick) - Posts: 99 - 12/06/2018 20:21:01    2110726

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I would like to send my best wishes to Leonard Enright
He was a great friend of my late Dad and I got to know him well.
He was a class act on and off the field and I know he is following the current Limerick team with great interest.
My prayers are with you Leonard.

skule111 (Limerick) - Posts: 119 - 12/06/2018 20:45:13    2110745

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Leonard Enright one of the greats of Limerick Hurling.

longtermfan (Limerick) - Posts: 120 - 12/06/2018 22:42:32    2110807

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I'd be surprised if the team is changed for Sunday. I think the management will take the view that Dowling did well so Gillane will need to wait to get back in. Whoever gets the nod will do a good job anyway.

I hated the Dan Shanahan chants as well, at least it was just a few idiots.

And I've no sympathy for Waterford not having home games. Blame their county board, literally no investment has been made there. They've been a division one team long enough that they should have a decent stadium at this point. And I agree with the Munster council that Munster games should be played in Munster.

limerick_lass (Limerick) - Posts: 39 - 12/06/2018 22:48:48    2110810

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If anyone is looking for tickets for the Clare match I have two spare for the east terrace.

TreatyBoy (Limerick) - Posts: 109 - 12/06/2018 23:47:30    2110827

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